India's first ecommerce multimodal voice product goes live today! Closely worked with the team for an overhaul of the core assistant experience, past few months.
Congratulations to all the folks! Proud to be a part of this diverse and extensive team. 🎉
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As an introvert, networking at events is anxiety-inducing.
Instead of having to walk up to folks randomly, I emailed them in advance (which was still scary). I said, I’m a wimp at large events!
The # of ppl who came to find me & give me a hug for sharing the pain was so welcome
WOMEN IN TECH: what are you truly sick of hearing? Writing an article about the phrases, backhanded compliments and other such nonsense we'd like to banish from our jobs forever.
I'm excited to be talking today at Google I/O about the release of Google's first ever Material Sound design guidelines! Thanks to an amazing team for delivering this work 🙌
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I'm thrilled to announce, that we've won the #GooglePlay Standout Well-Being App award by empowering people to live the best version of their lives! 🏆 What an Honor! Thanks to everyone who supports us to make mental healthcare more accessible ❤️
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"The diversity problem (in AI) is not just about women. It's about gender, race, and most fundamentally about power. It affects how companies work, what products get built, who they are designed to serve, and who benefits from their development."
https://t.co/jdlqbBxFP9
This also touches on one of my recurring themes re: #VoiceFirst tech: Failed interactions with VUIs are more emotionally fraught than other interactions because voice is simultaneously intimate & public in a way that other user interfaces are not.
"Teams all across Amazon are listening to customers and wandering on their behalf!" - Jeff Bezos in his letter to stakeholders published yesterday!
So, apparently, there's full disclosure? :P
https://t.co/RPeKxJYQjG
The voice was called 'Perfect Paul,' and it was based on recordings of Klatt himself. Hawking never changed his voice program saying, "My friend Dennis' voice is my voice" More about him here -> https://t.co/RG26Aj0RzR
TIL of Dennis H. Klatt, a computer scientist who programmed Stephen Hawking's voice box. He tirelessly worked on the code while undergoing treatment for cancer, which eventually took his own voice & life.